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Hart''s chilling new suspense novel brilliantly combines forensics, archaeology, and history with Irish myth and mystery.

From the Publisher:A chilling new suspense novel from Erin Hart that brilliantly combines forensics, archaeology, and history with Irish myth and mystery.

Annotation:A rare plant known as "False Mermaid" links two murders, as Nora Gavin searches for clues to prove her brother-in-law's guilt in her sister's death three years earlier. Nora had spent the last few years in Dublin working as a forensic archaeologist and falling in love with Cormac Maguire. Now, however, this unsolved mystery that haunts her family beckons her back home to Minnesota, where an old flame, police detective Frank Cordova, assists Nora in her mission.

Praise

"[This] novel is rich in human drama, complex relationships, and vivid local color. Few writers combine as seamlessly as Hard does the subtlety, lyrical language, and melancholy of literary fiction with the pulse-pounding suspense of the best thrillers." (starred review) - Bill Ott 02/15/2010

"Pinpoint plotting and sure sense of place make this tale a winner." (starred review) 01/01/2010